单词 | to throw out |
释义 | > as lemmasto throw out to throw out 1. transitive. a. To eject (a person) from a place or building forcibly, suddenly, or unceremoniously; to expel (a person) from an organization, position, etc.; to turn out, put out. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > removal from office or authority > remove from office or authority [verb (transitive)] outOE deposec1300 remuec1325 to put out1344 to set downc1369 deprivec1374 outputa1382 removea1382 to throw outa1382 to put downc1384 privea1387 to set adowna1387 to put out of ——?a1400 amovec1425 disappoint1434 unmakec1475 dismiss1477 dispoint1483 voidc1503 to set or put beside (or besides) the cushion1546 relieve1549 cass1550 displace1553 unauthorize1554 to wring out1560 seclude1572 eject1576 dispost1577 decass1579 overboard1585 cast1587 sequester1587 to put to grass1589 cashier1592 discompose1599 abdicate1610 unseat1611 dismount1612 disoffice1627 to take off1642 unchair1645 destitute1653 lift1659 resign1674 quietus1688 superannuate1692 derange1796 shelve1812 shelf1819 Stellenbosch1900 defenestrate1917 axe1922 retire1961 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1969) Jer. xxviii. 16 I shal þrowen out [L. emittam] þee fro þe face of erþe. a1425 Adam & Eve (Wheatley) in M. Day Wheatley MS (1921) 80 (MED) He þrew out Adam and he sente cherubyn bifore Paradys of delyte. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Fii Whome..god suffreth..vtterly to be throwen out fro the kyngdome of glory. a1631 R. Cotton Answer Propositions Warre & Peace (1655) 95 You can hinder another from possessing the Government, or when he is possessed of it, throw him out again. 1685 R. Brady Compl. Hist. Eng. 122 Many of the Nobility and great men threw out the Abbats and Monks which Dunstan had placed in Monasteries. 1710 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1886) II. 348 Ld. Rialton..will be thrown out the next Election. 1780 J. Warner in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1844) IV. 382 I suppose it is not possible to throw Barrow out. 1826 Examiner 18 June 387/2 General Palmer has been thrown out for Bath. 1868 M. E. Grant Duff Polit. Surv. 16 He..succeeded in throwing out most of the leading supporters of his predecessor. 1918 E. Appleton Diary 14 July in R. Cowen Nurse at Front (2013) 225 When I am in charge it is quite sufficient for me to boss the staff. She hated me for not allowing her to do so, and got me thrown out! 1953 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 28 June (comic strip) Schlitz had another fight with his wife and she threw him out! 2015 A. Mulligan Liquidator 125 We realize then that we'd better get out of the cafe before we get thrown out. b. With complement specifying the (literal or figurative) posture in which a person is ejected or expelled. Cf. out on one's ear at ear n.1 Phrases 1l, out on one's ass at ass n.2 Phrases 14, out on one's arse at arse n. and int. Phrases 10, out on one's neck at neck n.1 Phrases 18. ΚΠ 1887 Bulletin (Sydney) 29 Oct. 9/4 A patent-medicine man bearded the O'Kane in his den the other day to complain that he had been libelled. He was thrown out ‘on his ear’. 1905 Weekly Irish Times 23 Dec. 16/1 Alec..threw me out on my face in the back garden. 1985 N.Y. Times 21 Apr. iv. 22/1 Four years in office..and then the electorate in its wisdom threw me out on my head. 2010 Sun (Nexis) 5 Apr. 24 If they can't look at situations like these and realise they have to change, they deserve to be thrown out on their backsides. 2. transitive. a. To hurl or fling (a thing) out; to propel outwards. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)] > out to cast outc1200 to throw outa1387 outflingc1450 out-launch1594 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 429 Iosephus þrewe out [L. superiecto] brennynge oyle uppon alle her gynnes, and smoot of al her gynnes. ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 60 (MED) Þe intestynes with þe myserays serueþ to þrowe oute noyeng þinges..digestede and chylosate in it. a1500 in G. Henslow Med. Wks. 14th Cent. (1899) 121 (MED) To mak penydes, Tak a 1 lb. suger..and þan pour þi suger þer-on..and þan throw oute þi penedes in þe thyknes of a thombe. ?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. C.jv Some threwe out bayte fysshe to catche. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 81 His theeues carcase is throwne out to be deuoured of dogs. 1650 Perfect Passages Intelligence Army No. 21. 132 The Enemy..threw out Fire-balls of Pitch and Brimstone. 1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 100 He..falls to throwing every thing out at the Windows. 1786 T. Baldwin Airopaidia lvi. 236 If the Cord, Rope, or Balancer, be sufficiently strong; there will be no Necessity for the Aironaut to throw out Ballast occasionally. 1855 W. Howitt Land, Labour & Gold II. xxxii. 193 Two men with shovels..throw out as fast as they can the stones which are washed clean. 1930 Times of India 18 Jan. 18/6 She succeeded in snatching the razor and rushed to the window to throw it out. 2002 E. Berg Ordinary Life (2004) 158 He stood at the edge of the water, throwing out handfuls of corn. b. Of a person, or a person's body or skin: to break out in (a skin eruption). Now rare. ΚΠ 1574 G. Fenton tr. J. Talpin Forme Christian Pollicie i. iv. 19 Our bodye materiall, replenished with humours corrupt,..wyl alwayes throwe out to the vtter partes, Blaines, Apostumes and Vlcers. 1663 Hactenus Inaudita 22 It seeming rational to me, that he must have rested better if the Pox had been thrown out. 1692 E. Pelling Pract. Disc. Blessed Sacrament vi. 104 Putrified Blood is apt upon fermentation to throw out Boyls and Blisters, and the like. 1734 Grub-St. Jrnl. 28 Nov. The third dose threw out all over her body a most violent leprosy. 1798 J. Austen Let. 1 Dec. (1995) 24 He wants my mother to look yellow and to throw out a rash, but she will do neither. 1822 Amer. Med. Recorder 5 711 The skin, instead of throwing out pustular eruptions, becomes covered with vibices and purpura. 1925 Country Life 4 Aug. 508/2 He has been continually throwing out boils on his back for weeks past. 2013 Erin amundsenhouseofchaos.com 16 June (blog, accessed 26 Feb. 2018) Riley decided two weeks ago to throw out spots. Yup, spots! ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [verb (transitive)] > force crop out by frost to throw out1762 1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. ii. xxi. 308 There is a kind of land, which, when clover is sown upon it, throws out the young plants after frost. 1840 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 1 iii. 272 The wheat is usually only thrown out in severe frosts. 1867 Cultivator & Country Gentleman 10 Jan. 36/2 Little was sown on corn land, and the frost threw out about half of that. 1906 Ohio Farmer 29 Dec. 507/2 On heavy clay soil the plants are quite likely to be thrown out by the frost if set in the fall. 3. transitive. a. To emit, radiate (heat or light); to exude (a substance); to produce, be the source of (something). Cf. to throw off 10 at Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > emit send971 stretchc1275 casta1300 sheda1325 manda1350 to throw outa1413 yielda1450 devoida1475 render1481 reflair1509 sup out1513 to give out1530 utter1536 spout1568 to give fortha1586 to let fly1590 to put out1614 eject1616 evacuate1622 ejaculate1625 emit1626 fling1637 outsend1647 exert1660 extramit1668 exclude1677 emane1708 extromita1711 evolve1772 emanate1797 discharge1833 exsert1835 to give off1840 a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) iii. l. 1418 Lucifer þe dayes messager Gan for to ryse and out here bemes þrow And afterward ros. 1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke iii. xx. 108 If the hemmorhoides do throw out bloud immoderately. 1654 S. Clarke Mirrour for Saints & Sinners (ed. 2) ciii. 568 A valley of Pitch very marvellous to behold, wherein are many Springs, throwing out abundantly a kind of black substance. 1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones ii. vi. 99 It grows warm, and throws out a heat. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 236 Where ever the trunk or larger branches of this tree are wounded, they throw out a thick resinous gum. 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 995 Plants, when exposed to the light, absorb carbonic acid, decompose it, and throw out again the greatest part of the oxygen. 1850 T. T. Lynch Memorials Theophilus Trinal xii. 235 Truth and goodness throw out a vivifying electric agency. 1938 Times of India 8 Jan. 20/1 An aeroplane flying overhead and detonators bursting and throwing out clouds of smoke. 1958 New Scientist 25 Dec. 1567/1 The energy of beta-particles thrown out by radioactive materials. 2006 Times 24 Feb. (Bricks & Mortar section) 6/3 A tall cylindrical stove in the centre of the living space throws out plenty of heat. b. Of a plant: to send out, develop (a shoot, bud, or other new growth). Cf. to throw up 6a at Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > grow, sprout, or bear fruit [verb (transitive)] > sprout or put forth new growth cast1340 burgeon1382 shoot1526 sprit1559 sprout1574 to put forth1592 to cast forth1611 to put out1614 emit1660 push1676 tiller1677 to throw out1733 to throw up1735 tillerate1762 flush1877 1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming xii. 146 Old Trees..which the very next Summer will throw out new Shoots. 1784 T. Jefferson Let. 4 May in Papers (1953) VII. 210 It [sc. tobacco-plant] will then throw out a sucker at the root of every leaf. 1845 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 6 ii. 580 A square patch of Jerusalem artichokes..throwing out stems from 7 to 10 feet in length. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark xviii. 210 The plants..had begun to bud and throw out young leaves. 1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) ii. v. 187 In October, the canes throw out flowering stems. 1986 J. Cox Spirit of Gardening 49 Every plant threw out many runners, filling the patch solid with strawberry leaves. 2009 N. Devon Jrnl. (Nexis) 16 Apr. 6 With all the plants and trees throwing out their buds it is a time for thoughts of regeneration. 4. transitive. To give utterance or expression to; (now esp.) to put forward tentatively, give (a hint or suggestion). Also (with that-clause): to suggest. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > state or declare [verb (transitive)] speakc900 sayOE sayOE tell?a1160 to put forth?c1225 posea1325 allegec1330 declarec1330 exponec1380 to bring fortha1382 expounda1382 terminec1384 allaya1387 express1386 proport1387 purport1389 cough1393 generalize?a1425 deliverc1454 expremec1470 to show forth1498 promisea1500 term1546 to set forward1560 attribute1563 to throw out1573 quote1575 dictate1599 rendera1616 preport1616 enunciate1623 remonstrate1625 state1642 pronunciate1652 annunciate1763 present1779 enounce1805 report1842 constate1865 lodge1885 outen1951 society > communication > information > hint or covert suggestion > hint at or suggest [verb (transitive)] > give (a hint) to throw out1573 1573 T. Cartwright Replye to Answere Whitgifte 5 These so reprochfull speaches, whiche you throwe oute agaynste men, reache, not vnto God. 1619 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Maides Trag. iv. sig. I1 I haue throwne out words, That would haue fetcht warme bloud vpon the cheekes Of guilty men. 1633 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. (ed. 6) lxxviii. sig. N11v Not a jest throwne out, but he will make it hitt him. a1763 W. King Polit. & Lit. Anecd. (1819) 246 Such an infamous appellation, that I scarce believe the most fiery sectarist among us..would dare to throw out. 1793 Acct. Trial Fyshe Palmer following p. 33 He at first only threw out that till these were totally subdued, we would contend with them. 1824 M. Wilmot Let. 26 May (1935) 214 I only throw out this idea to shew I am ready to act on it. 1891 Cornhill Mag. July 106 The hint of danger which Norbury threw out was the one thing needed. 1937 Manch. Guardian 19 Oct. 7/4 It is thrown out that ‘thought is as real as matter’. 2012 R. Pollero Bargain Hunting xv. 205 I'm just throwing out ideas. 5. transitive. a. To discard as useless or unwanted; to dismiss from acceptance or consideration; to reject.to throw the baby out with the bathwater: see baby n. and adj. Phrases 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > [verb (transitive)] > dismiss from consideration forheedc1275 sequesterc1380 forlaya1400 to lay awaya1400 to put, set or lay byc1425 to lay by1439 to lay asidec1440 to set, lay, put apart1477 bar1481 to lay apart1526 to throw out1576 disclude1586 to fling aside1587 to fling away1587 exclude1593 daff1598 to throw by1644 eliminate1850 to write off1861 to filter out1934 slam-dunk1975 1576 T. Hill Moste Pleasaunte Arte Interpretacion of Dreames (new ed.) sig. Gv A certayne man dreamed, that he thought he threw out his ringe, wyth the whiche he sealed all thinges. 1618 in W. Foster Eng. Factories India 1618–21 (1906) 48 What I found grose I thrue out or cutt. 1660 J. Milton Readie Way Free Commonw. 13 To us who have thrown it [sc. monarchy] out, received back again, it cannot but prove pernicious. 1753 J. Collier Ess. Art of Tormenting 233 The letter L..confined the competitors to the lion, the leopard, the lynx, and the lamb. The lamb, by almost general consent, was instantly thrown out, as knowing nothing of the subjects treated of. 1815 J. Dodson Rep. High Court Admiralty 1 31 Some circumstances stated on behalf of Captain Honeyman, which I may also throw out as immaterial. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 241 They..made further clearings in the forest, and ‘threw out’, to use their own phrase, so much of the land as they had ruined. 1896 Indianapolis Typogr. Jrnl. 16 Nov. 407 When the contract expires, this newspaper will throw out its linotype machines. 1934 D. Hammett Thin Man xxvi. 209 I tried to throw out my personal feelings and stick to logic. 1949 J. Thurber Let. 26 Aug. (2002) 470 Nobody before you has taken the liberty of throwing out my words and putting in his. 2012 New Yorker 26 Mar. 66/1 He threw out the old furniture. b. Of a legislative or judicial body: to reject or dismiss (a bill, petition, proposal, etc.). In later use also: (of a court of law) to dismiss (a legal case). ΘΚΠ society > law > legislation > make (laws) or establish as law [verb (transitive)] > defeat or veto a bill to throw out1604 lose1663 to kill a bill1832 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > carry on or institute (an action) [verb (transitive)] > abandon or dismiss a suit discontinue?1435 to throw out1604 perempt1726 nolle pros1845 nolle1859 1604 W. Stoughton Assertion True & Christian Church-policie 36 Al other clauses following in the same bill..are to be throwne out and dismissed from the Kings Court. 1669 Catal. Titles Bks. printed in Cambr. sig. A3 The House [of Commons] threw out the poor peoples Petition. 1707 Vulpone 2 This Proposal..occasion'd very great Debates..and was Scandalously Treated and thrown Out. 1817 Proc. Parl. in Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 261/1 The grand jury..whose duty it was to find the bills, had thrown them out. 1873 P. V. Smith Hist. Eng. Inst. ii. v. 175 The Ballot Bill..was thrown out by the Lords. 1933 North-China Herald 12 July 74/3 The Senate threw out the Commons' bill to retire judges at the age of seventy-five. 2004 Independent 24 May (Review section) 7/1 The judge rejected the newspaper's attempts to get the case thrown out. c. In Écarté, Piquet, and similar card games. To discard (a card). ΚΠ 1828 Life in West II. iii. 76 If the request is granted, each throws out as many cards of the five he holds as he likes. 1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Money (ed. 5) iii. vi. 93 I only throw out four... Was ever such luck?—not a card for my point. 1907 H. Kaufman & M. I. Fisk Stolen Throne viii. 98 I caught the trick with the trump ace and threw out the ace of clubs, catching his king. 2003 D. Parlett Card Games (new ed.) xvi. 154 The beginner's temptation is to throw out low cards that look useless for tricks. 6. transitive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > expression > [verb (reflexive)] express1549 convey1641 vent1650 to throw out1658 communicate1837 1658 J. Spencer Καινα και Παλαια 323 A Personage of some note, lying on his death-bed, was desired by some of his friends then standing by, to speak some observable sentence, to throw out himselfe in some one good passage or other. 1710 A. Pope Corr. 30 Dec. (1956) I. 111 I resume my old liberty of throwing out my self upon paper to you. 1763 J. Brown Diss. Poetry & Music v. 85 His warlike Genius threw itself out, in Subjects that were grand and terrible. 1830 New Monthly Mag. 28 460 The stiff rules, and the coldness of the French drama, cramp me—I have not room to throw myself out in. b. To give (a sign, indication, hint, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > [verb (transitive)] uppec897 atewOE sutelec1000 openOE awnc1175 kithec1175 forthteec1200 tawnec1220 let witc1275 forthshowa1300 to pilt out?a1300 showa1300 barea1325 mythc1330 unfoldc1374 to open outc1390 assign1398 mustera1400 reyve?a1400 vouchc1400 manifest?a1425 outshowc1425 ostendc1429 explayc1443 objecta1500 reveala1500 patefy?1509 decipher1529 relieve1533 to set outa1540 utter1542 report1548 unbuckle1548 to set forth1551 demonstrate1553 to hold forth1560 testify1560 explicate1565 forthsetc1565 to give show of1567 denudec1572 exhibit1573 apparent1577 display?1578 carry1580 cipher1583 laya1586 foreshow1590 uncloud?1594 vision1594 explain1597 proclaim1597 unroll1598 discloud1600 remonstrate1601 resent1602 to bring out1608 palesate1613 pronounce1615 to speak out1623 elicit1641 confess1646 bear1657 breathe1667 outplay1702 to throw out1741 evolve1744 announce1781 develop1806 exfoliate1808 evince1829 exposit1882 pack1925 1741 Daily Gazetteer 30 Apr. They saw to the Southward four large Ships..upon this he threw out a Signal for the Orford, Prince Frederick..and York to chace. 1774 T. Dawson Cases in Acute Rheumatism 13 Whenever she [sc. nature] shall point at a crisis, and throw out fair and manifest signs for assistance. 1806 A. Duncan Life Nelson 32 The signal was thrown out for the..fleet to prepare for action. 1890 A. M. Jocelyn M.F.H.'s Daughter xvii Belton's horse also threw out signs of distress. 1936 Sat. Rev. 15 Feb. 200/1 The Government..have at last thrown out indications that a re-armament policy is to be pursued. 1984 A. Desai In Custody i. 15 He threw out another proud and angry look. 2012 C. D. Karazin & J. R. Littlejohn Swirling ix. 143 The whole weekend, Nicole says she was throwing out signals—but it was Mathias who wasn't picking up on the signs. 7. intransitive. Dice. In the game of hazard: to make a losing throw. Cf. to throw in 8a at Phrasal verbs. Also figurative. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > play at dice [verb (transitive)] > specific throw at hazard to throw outa1680 to throw on1792 a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 84 And crucify his Saviour worse Than those Jew-Troopers, that threw out, When they were raffling for his coat. 1708 Brit. Apollo 18–20 Feb. Remember, if we should fail, it was only a Game at Hazard, and we happen'd to throw out. 1765 Earl of March in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1843) I. 308 I am very sorry to hear that you are still throwing out [Note At hazard.] as well as me. 1850 H. G. Bohn et al. Hand-bk. Games 367 The fraction expressing the sum of the Caster's probabilities of winning..and that expressing the Setter's..shews it to be 251 to 244 that the Caster throws out any one time, when 7 is the main. 1873 W. S. Hayward Lord Scatterbrain (new ed.) x. 49 He determined to learn the game—the mysteries of ‘seven's the main, and a nick’, ‘five to seven’, ‘four to seven’, ‘two to one, the thrower throws out’,—and so on. 2011 G. R. Williamson Frontier Gambling 47 He throws out with an 11 but nicks with a 12. 8. transitive. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away from [verb (transitive)] > leave behind by superior speed outrunc1460 to show (a person) a (clean or fair) pair of heels (also one's heels)1595 to have (also get) the heels of1649 to throw out1682 distance1691 to throw off1695 lose1709 to gain ground of1719 to gain from1805 the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (transitive)] > gain (ground) upon > catch up or overtake > outstrip > specifically a pursuer or competitor to throw out1682 to throw off1695 1682 E. Settle Absalom Senior 18 He rowz'd that Game by which he is undone, By fleeter Coursers now so far outrun, That fiercer Mightier Nimrod in the Chace, Till quite thrown out, and lost he quits the Race. 1713 J. Addison Cato i. i. 4 A Virtue that has cast me at a Distance, And thrown me out in the Pursuits of Honour. 1788 London Chron. 5 Apr. Only two of near 40 horsemen having been with the hounds for the last half hour of the chace: the whole body being (by a sudden turn of the deer) most completely thrown out. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. ix. 242 I had been unluckily thrown out, and was riding fast, to be in my place. 1889 W. Westall Birch Dene III. xii. 202 More than once he threw them [sc. his pursuers] out by a double. 1908 Country Life 28 Mar. 442/2 The hare..resorts to the most extraordinary arts and devices to save her life and throw out her pursuers. b. To cause (a person) to be distracted or interrupted in a course of action, speech, etc.; to cause to perform badly, make a mistake, or lose concentration; to confuse, disconcert, upset. Cf. sense 38, to throw off 7b at Phrasal verbs, and to put out 9c at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail in [verb (transitive)] > cause to fail bringc1175 abort?1548 foil1548 ruin1593 to throw out1821 to put a person's pot on1864 mucker1869 collapse1883 to fix (someone's) wagon1951 the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > distract [verb (transitive)] fortogglea1300 to call away1529 scatter1530 forhale1579 to draw away1586 diffuse?1587 to call off1606 divert1609 to put out1616 avoke1623 disjoint1628 to take a person out of himself (herself, etc.)1631 to draw off1646 divertise1648 to take off1670 dissipate1684 to turn off1741 to throw out1821 to turn away1848 1821 London Mag. Apr. 374/1 Those artists who take likenesses with a machine, are quite thrown out in their calculations when they have to rely on the eye or hand alone. 1891 Murray's Mag. Apr. 551 It had been only the seeing her there acting the part of a governess that..threw him out. 1903 Organist & Choirmaster July 61/2 The use of chants of varied length and structure..is..hardly practical; congregations would be quite thrown out by it. 1992 W. Self Cock & Bull 29 The direct question threw me out completely. I had been utterly absorbed. 2003 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 23 June 47 I thought I was in contention..but I led with the wrong leg at the eighth hurdle and that threw me out completely. c. To cause (a plan, calculation, etc.) to become inaccurate or unworkable. ΚΠ 1855 Liverpool Mercury 3 July 8/4 The low prices in Europe and the high rate of freight had completely thrown out all calculations that were made some few months ago. 1892 A. W. Pinero Magistrate i. 24 I took five years from my total... It has thrown everything out. As I am now thirty-one, instead of thirty-six as I ought to be, it stands to reason that I couldn't have been married twenty years ago. 1967 Times 21 Sept. 6/3 These extra trips accelerated the lifts' rate of deterioration, and threw out plans made for the lift repair gangs. 2016 B. J. Seton & L. A. Stowe in M. S. Schmid et al. Designing Res. on Bilingual Devel. iii. 34 If [a natural disaster]..does take place it can seriously throw out the project schedule. 9. transitive. a. To cause to project, stretch out, extend. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > project from (something) [verb (transitive)] > cause to project or stretch forth straightc1400 protend?a1475 shoot1533 raise1568 to set out1573 project1624 protrude1638 to start out1653 penthouse1655 portend1657 to throw out1689 obtend1697 to lay out1748 bumfle1832 out-thrust1855 rank1867 1689 W. Salmon tr. Y. van Diemerbroeck Anat. Human Bodies vi. 529/2 The Larger Gastric..bestows a little Branch upon the higher and middle Seat of the Ventricle, and throws out two stocks of Arteries..to the Stomach. 1796 D. Daulby Descriptive Catal. Wks. Rembrandt iv. 74 The trunk of a large old tree, which divides into two as it rises towards the top, and throws out a branch towards the right. 1861 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 22 ii. 352 Both ranges throw out spurs. 1890 R. M. Kettle Old Hall ii. ii. 93 The old trees..threw out giant branches. 1943 Observer 10 Jan. 5/1 (advt.) The Austin Reed Service throws out branches into all the towns we list here. b. To build (something) so as to project or stand out from an existing structure. ΚΠ 1814 Observer 14 Aug. It was found absolutely necessary to encroach upon the office below, by throwing out a gallery for letter-carriers to sort their letters in. 1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xxiii. 214 We'll throw a conservatory out, over the balcony. 1941 Financial Times 29 Apr. 2/3 The Stock Exchange Managers acquired additional property and threw out the wing which West Africans occupy to-day. 2015 K. Clanchy Not-dead & Saved 39 Jenny's parents had had to throw out an extension to accommodate her. c. Bookbinding and Printing. To mount (an oversize leaf) in such a way (e.g. on a guard: see guard n. 16l) that it may be folded out from the fore-edge by the reader. Cf. throw-out n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > bind [verb (transitive)] > other processes to knock up1660 glair1755 board1813 lace1818 crop1824 beback1858 plough1873 cord1876 to throw out1880 guillotine1896 pull1901 reback1901 super1914 1880 J. W. Zaehnsdorf Art of Bookbinding 8 By mounting a map on a guard the size of the page it may be kept laid open on the table beside the book... This is technically called ‘throwing out’ a map. 1902 Athenæum 29 Nov. 719/1 Mr. Collingwood's maps are ‘thrown out’. 1946 E. Diehl Bookbinding II. iv. 51 Folded maps or folded sheets..should be mounted on linen or fine strong muslin and ‘thrown out’, or guarded so that they may be opened clear of the book. 1998 K. A. Smith & F. A. Jordan Bookbinding for Bk. Artists 399 The map is thrown-out, so that it remains visible while any other page in the book can be read and turned. 10. transitive. To project (the voice), esp. in singing. Cf. main sense 20c. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (transitive)] > project the voice to throw out1836 1729 tr. C. Lancelot et al. Treat. Greek Accents i. 32 Blending together the difference of Accents, (which consists only in throwing out the voice a little more to give it its elevation, whether it be long or short, as the word requires). 1792 H. Newdigate Let. Feb. in A. E. Newdigate-Newdegate Cheverels (1898) ix. 123 Mortellari..is giving her an Artful Manner of throwing out her Voice to be heard in publick. 1836 Morning Post 28 Apr. The singers should throw out their voices in the forte parts more than they do. 1885 J. K. Jerome On Stage 42 To make your voice ‘carry’, you have to throw it out, instead of letting it crawl out when you open your mouth. 1931 Manch. Guardian 5 Feb. 8/4 Mr. Lawrence Anderson throws out his voice..with notable conviction. 1977 Times 24 Mar. 16/7 The capacity to throw his voice out with full force or restrain it for lyrical expression. 2007 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 27 Jan. 43 Some of the cast need to throw their voices out more. 11. intransitive. To move outwards from a centre; to strike out with a part of the body; to push out. Cf. sense 11a. Now rare.In quot. 1809 figurative: to come out of oneself, relax one's inhibitions; cf. sense 6b. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > root > be a root [verb (intransitive)] > grow (as root) creep1530 strike1673 to throw out1772 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > go or come out [verb (intransitive)] > in large numbers swarm1513 spawn1760 to throw out1772 pile1896 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > move out from the centre radiatea1620 irradiate1677 to throw out1772 the world > movement > impact > striking > strike or deliver blows [verb (intransitive)] > strike out flingc1380 bursta1450 to lash out1567 belay1598 outlash1611 slash1689 to throw out1772 to let out1840 to hit out1856 sock1856 1772 F. Wollaston in Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 561 The pendulum did not..throw-out so far by about 7′ as it generally did. 1798 Scots Mag. 60 App. 912/2 The wind throwing out caused me to anchor. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. iii. iv. 366 The fear of talking absurdly prevents you from throwing out at all. 1829 P. Egan Boxiana New Ser. II. 252 The Irishman threw out with his left hand on Cabbage's breast. 1855 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 16 i. 176 Such soils turn up as a fine mould..and the roots can throw out without impediment. 1871 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 17 Nov. 229/3 The lever is not allowed to throw out far enough. 1976 D. A. Richards Blood Ties (2011) 184 He threw out with his left and she went reeling. 12. transitive. Military. To send out (skirmishers, scouts, etc.) ahead of the main body of troops. Also in figurative contexts. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > [verb (transitive)] > send on operation to set forth1451 to throw out1800 1800 Morning Post 1 Aug. The skirmishers thrown out 200 yards in front of the 1st line. 1893 W. Forbes-Mitchell Reminisc. Great Mutiny xv. 258 We bivouacked on the plain, strong piquets being thrown out. 1916 Manch. Guardian 17 July 5/5 The horsemen advanced and threw out patrols to reconnoitre. 1940 Times 12 Aug. 7/4 Bailey would throw out his engineers far afield, like scouts. 2010 N. Philbrick Last Stand (2011) x. 181 Instead of charging into the village, Reno had decided to throw out a skirmish line. 13. transitive. To render prominent or distinct; to cause to stand out; to make noticeable by contrast. Cf. to throw up 10 at Phrasal verbs, to throw into relief at relief n.3 2c. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > relief and texture > [verb (transitive)] > bring into relief to throw out1815 1815 Examiner 12 Feb. 109/1 They hang as foils to the few good Pictures, like a crowd of indifferent, ugly, and finely-dressed figures, at an assembly, throwing out with more attracting lustre a few eye-following beauties. 1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 283 The tone of the whole is dark and gray, throwing out the figures in spots of light. 1910 School Arts Bk. Jan. 447 The dark background throws out the light box. 1970 Irish Times 17 Apr. 12/3 A pattern which throws out the central figure. 14. transitive. a. Cricket. Of a fielder: to dismiss (a batter) with a throw which breaks the wicket while the batter is running between the popping creases. Cf. to run out 14a at run v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > dismissal of batsman > put out [verb (transitive)] > manner of dismissal bowl1719 to run out1750 catch1789 stump1789 st.1797 to throw out1832 rattle1841 to pitch out1858 clean-bowl1862 skittle1880 shoot1900 skittle1906 trap1919 1832 Bell's Life in London 30 Dec. Mr. F. first took the bat and scored 3, hit wicket; second ditto, 10, thrown out. 1892 Field 11 June 870/3 Mr. Jackson threw him out from cover-point, when the batsmen were attempting a short run. 1953 Times 16 Aug. 9/2 Maqsood was taken at mid-wicket, and the dogged Waqar smartly thrown out by Hutton. 2010 Western Daily Press (Nexis) 2 June 47 Jos Buttler..was superbly thrown out by a direct hit from Ed Joyce at backward point. b. Baseball. To put (a runner) out by throwing the ball to a fielder on or near a base. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > play baseball [verb (transitive)] > put out > a runner peg1862 nip1868 to throw out1876 nail1888 to pick off1888 tag1907 1876 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 8 Oct. 2/1 Bradley retired on three strikes and Mack was thrown out by Peters. 1930 Jrnl. Health & Physical Educ. May 52/2 They started out to steal bases on us, but gave this type of play up when our catcher threw out the runners. 1986 B. Nash & A. Zullo Baseball Hall of Shame 2 43 He forgot to run fast enough and was thrown out at first base by Cubs right fielder Billy Williams. 2007 N.Y. Times 13 Aug. d2/2 Right fielder Jeff Francoeur threw out two runners at the plate for the Braves. ΚΠ 1866 Sci. Amer. 25 Aug. 142/1 There is a stop, at M, which prevents the carriage from being run too far out if the feed clutch does not throw out. 1895 Cent. Dict. To throw out, to fail to register, or print pages or colors in exact position: said of a worn or shackly printing-machine. 16. transitive. To sprain or dislocate (a joint); to twist or strain (one's back, etc.). Cf. to put out 3c at put v. Phrasal verbs 1.Despite the similarity in meaning, a connection between this sense and main sense 1d is unlikely. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > affect with disorder of joints [verb (transitive)] > dislocate unjointa1393 twist?1515 dislocate1608 dislock1609 luxate1623 to put out1640 lux1708 slip1728 to throw out1885 pop1914 1885 F. E. Hubbell against City of Yonkers: Case on Appeal (Court of Appeals State of N.Y.) 10 On reaching up it threw my shoulder out and I could not write. 1900 Railway Surgeon 1 May 593/1 A soldier who frequently ‘threw his knee out’, as they called it, whenever he wished to shirk duty. 1969 N.Y. Times 15 Feb. 32/1 I lost two guys this morning. One threw his back out; the other hurt his elbow. 2018 Dickinson (N. Dakota) Press (Nexis) 4 Mar. Though he'd never imagined playing professionally, Sellers was headed to do just that. Then he threw out his elbow. < as lemmas |
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